Deyton Elementary

Deyton Elementary, a small elementary school, is located in Spruce Pine, North Carolina. Its enrollment is 213 students, spread over grades 3 through 5. On average, elementary schools in North Carolina enroll around 467, and this school is 54% below that mark.

The 9 schools in Mitchell County Schools enroll 2,362 students altogether, Deyton Elementary among them.

The share of White students at Deyton Elementary is 81%. Other groups make up 17% Hispanic. Mitchell County as a whole is about 91% White, so the school's share is lower. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 32%.

The school's 14.4 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. Elementary schools in North Carolina have an average ratio of 14.9:1. At Deyton Elementary, 99% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-24. Public schools in Mitchell County average a similar 98%.

For the population of Mitchell County, median household income comes to about $57,602, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Mitchell County's 8 public schools enroll about 2,249 students and include Deyton Elementary.

The closest school to Deyton Elementary is Harris Middle, located about 0.2 miles away. There are 6 more public schools inside five miles.

The school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Distant).

In 2017-18, Deyton Elementary enrolled 266 students. By 2023-24, that number had fallen to 213.

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